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Do we really want the world in the hands of a supervillain? Maybe ... see some of the comic books world's best bad guys in a new light.Do we really want the world in the hands of a supervillain? Maybe ... see some of the... more
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We all have our vices, but what leads to this type of drug overload?
Drugs certainly hold the possibility of being mind-expanders, at least for some people.
And many travelers have had the opportunity to partake in an illegal drug or two while visiting spiritually-enhancing areas, which also hold the potential of many years in an extremely scary foreign prison if caught.
But this guy goes above and beyond what few have done, or would ever contemplate doing. The British man, ‘Mr. A’ is reported to have taken 40,000 ecstasy pills over a nine-year period. The previously heaviest lifetime intake was 2,000.
Whoa.
Can’t imagine that was good for the brain, body, or spirit. According to doctors from London University, it wasn’t. The man stopped taking pills seven years ago, but still suffers from:
…severe physical and mental health side-effects, including extreme memory problems, paranoia, hallucinations and depression. He also suffers from painful muscle rigidity around his neck and jaw which often prevents him from opening his mouth.
And it seems like many of the symptoms are permanent. His short-term memory loss, including “the time, the day, what was in his supermarket trolley,” makes living life on a day-to-day basis a frighteningly hard task.
I think that most who have taken ecstasy, ranging from just once to more times than they would like to count, can still agree that 40,000 is a bit over the limit and would naturally cause trauma to the brain. But I’m a bit more interested in the why of choosing to ingest that massive amount.
Some people might just call this man crazy, off, mentally-deranged. Yet, something in me wonders if this is just an extreme example of what is happening for people all over the world.
A lack of connection – be it to community, self, or the spirit – pushes us, consciously or unconsciously, to search for that connection. For some, this can be a very positive experience, and as Jennifer Blair writes, can lead us to our soul place:
A soul place is an island, a building, a city, or a natural vista that speaks to you in a language unheard. It opens up a space within that you didn’t realize was closed.
For others, the drive may be toward darkness. From a traveler’s perspective, dark tourism, or “the practice of visiting sites related to death and suffering,” can put you face to face with the underbelly of humanity: genocide, natural disasters, terrorism, slavery, the effects of drugs on a community. These are the ugly parts of history that on certain levels, we all share.
And there are many things out there that can make us spiral further into the darkness, including drugs, alcohol, work, sex, TV – the list goes on. None of these things are bad in and of themselves, but it is when we come to depend on them to catch a glimpse of connection that we disconnect from that which we are searching for.
The key, according to many who are spiritually-inclined, is that we must fully and deeply look at our shadow, lest it take over. By shining a light on the darkness that is within each of us, it is no longer dark.
So I wonder, for this man and his 40,000 ecstasy pills (who has since dropped out of his doctor’s care), what shadow was he running from?
http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/11/16/on-the-edge-why-would-a-man-take-40000-ecstasy-pills/We all have our vices, but what leads to this type of drug overload?
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Tuesday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show HERE ON current tv on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
The angels.
Christopher - you can call me that !
One is hard on one's self.
Do you remember when Cancer first came along, and people were scared they could "catch it" from someone ?
Straight into that account.
The high note.
You're not having it.
Lisa likes my singing.
How much for one 0700 phone call ?
More Dallas for my shelf.
Pushing a few buttons.
A clue.
Working my fingers to the bone.
I'm not very organised.
Opportunity Knocks.
Chris Willis - http://www.the-rant.co.uk
Sorting out the new computer.
A dry sense of humour.
A bit at a time.
The fear of the unknown.
Twitter.
He looks the sort that would read porn.
Who's watching the show in bed ?
They run over peoples feet in restaurants.
He doesn't even look up.
Barking for years.
The boy doesn't "get" me.
Ross goes to podcast only. http://rosspatzeltradioshow.mypodcast.com/
Watch out for those chip pans.
Don't be fearful of people with certain conditions.
No restrictions.
She didn't say thank you.
He has turned to the dark side.
chris@unitedkingdomtalk.co.uk
WWW.UNITEDKINGDOMTALK.CO.UKTuesday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show HERE ON... more
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How much flack do you think Obama would be taking if he were standing where Palin is in this video huh??????????????
How much flack do you think Obama would be taking if he were standing where Palin is... more
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In his New York Times review of Jane Mayer’s new book, The Dark Side, Alan Brinkley describes how by the end of 2005, torture advocates within the Bush administration were fighting to continue their extreme detainee program “because they feared being prosecuted should the program be halted and exposed.” In one White House meeting described by Mayer, Vice President Dick Cheney argued against releasing innocent detainees because “they’ll all get lawyers“:
"By the end of 2005, those defending the regime of torture were no longer seeking primarily to protect the search for valuable intelligence. They were fighting for its survival, in the face of considerable evidence of the failure of SERE and other programs, because they feared being prosecuted should the program be halted and exposed. Even releasing detainees whom they knew to be entirely innocent was dangerous, since once released they could talk. “People will ask where they’ve been and ‘What have you been doing with them?’” Cheney said in a White House meeting. 'They’ll all get lawyers.'"In his New York Times review of Jane Mayer’s new book, The Dark Side, Alan... more
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Thanks to a fellow BIKER though--Novak was apprehended! This all took place on K Street--famous LOBBY to all the LOBBYING industry.
The question is, which LOBBY did NOVAK hit in his BLACK CORVETTE? "Pedestrians are so Pedestrian"... Thanks to a fellow BIKER though--Novak was apprehended! This all took place on K... more
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